Dear Colleagues, Please distribute this position announcement widely and encourage qualified candidates to apply. Many thanks!
We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to join a social science project examining the role of philanthropic foundations in environmental governance. The project focuses specifically on marine
conservation governance in the Pacific Islands, and will include fieldwork in Fiji and Palau as well as at foundation offices in the U.S. The project embraces academic and applied objectives, and offers a unique opportunity to advance both scholarship and
practice.
Project PIs are Drs. Rebecca Gruby (Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, CSU), Michele Betsill (Department of Political Science, CSU), and Xavier Basurto (Duke University). The fellow will be an
integral member of our research team, and will contribute substantively to all aspects of project design and implementation, including international fieldwork, publications, and science/policy translation.
The postdoctoral fellow will be selected in the Fall of 2017, and work will begin in January 2018. Although the fellow will collaborate with all co-PIs, the fellow will be based in the Department
of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, with Dr. Rebecca Gruby serving as lead mentor. This is a full time 12-month position with a salary of $50,000/year plus benefits.
The position will be initially contracted for 1 year (contingent on funding, expected September 2017). The position will be reviewed annually and, contingent upon performance and on available
funds, will be appointed for two additional years for a total of 3 years.
To apply and view a complete position description, please visit: http://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/49656,
Applicants should submit materials by November 1, 2017, for full consideration.
Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.
CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Colorado State University is a Carnegie Research 1 (research extensive) university in the United States and is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top universities in a variety of categories and disciplines
– including natural resources and conservation.
CSU has also achieved a sustainability benchmark no other college or university had ever achieved: a platinum designation by
the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). STARS is considered the most comprehensive and prestigious sustainability performance measurement program in higher education. The
Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources is an interdisciplinary social science department with a mission to contribute to the conservation, stewardship and enjoyment of natural and cultural resources and the management of those resources in a way
that produces environmental health and sustainable human benefits. For more information about the department, see:
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/hdnr-home. The
Political Science Department at Colorado State University is nationally and internationally recognized for our strength in environmental politics and policy. For more information, see http://polisci.colostate.edu/environmental-politics-policy/.
The city of Fort Collins is situated along the beautiful Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. In addition to CSU, major employers in the community are Hewlett-Packard, LSI Logic, Intel, Agilent Technologies, Advanced
Energy, Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, and Poudre Valley Hospital. Numerous state and federal research agencies in Fort Collins contribute to the intellectual environment of the university and provide the successful candidate additional local collaborators. These
include the Colorado State Forest Service, US Forest Service –Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service – Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest/Pawnee National Grasslands, National Wildlife Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National
Park Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The University of Colorado in Boulder, Northern Colorado University in Greeley, University of Denver, and the University of Wyoming in Laramie, are all within a one-hour
drive. In addition to the many and varied cultural activities sponsored by the University, the community offers a center for performing arts, a symphony orchestra, repertory theater, choral society, and dance company. The city operates numerous indoor and
outdoor pools, several ice rinks, five public golf courses, and sponsors a wide variety of leisure-time activities. Rocky Mountain National Park, Pawnee National Grasslands and Roosevelt National Forest are within 30 miles of Fort Collins. Finally, Fort Collins
is consistently identified as one of the best cities in the US to live in by various national media.
